Word Meaning 五里夢中

ごりむちゅう gorimuchuu

五里夢中 is read as ごりむちゅう (gorimuchuu) and means totally at a loss.

Meaning

English

totally at a loss
lose one's bearings
in a maze
in a fog
all at sea
up in the air
mystified
bewildered

Reading

Kana

ごりむちゅう

Romaji

gorimuchuu

Writing Variants

五里霧中 ごりむちゅう gorimuchuu

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 28 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Yojijukugo ✓ Rank 47039 Priority H

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

無我夢中

むがむちゅう

being absorbed in

夢中

むちゅう

within a dream

夢中遊行症

むちゅうゆうこうしょう

sleepwalking

白中夢

はくちゅうむ

daydream

夢の中の夢

ゆめのなかのゆめ

A Dream Within a Dream (1849 poem by Edgar Allan Poe)

五重奏

ごじゅうそう

instrumental quintet

五線譜

ごせんふ

staff notation

五爵

ごしゃく

five ranks of nobility (in Japan; 1868-1946)

五節

ごせつ

the five festivals (January 7, March 3, May 5, July 7 and September 9)

五穀

ごこく

the five grains (wheat, rice, beans, millet (awa and kibi))

五葉松

ごようまつ

Japanese white pine (favored for gardens and bonsai)

五葉の松

いつはのまつ

Japanese white pine (Pinus parviflora)